BOURNES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

bournes

noun

variants also bourns

plural of bourne

as in purposes

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish still searching for the bourne that would give his life meaning

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Noun

Selfie videos can be used for login purposes, to verify your age for accessing certain account features, and to create an AI avatar.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
The phrase joins two purposes of education that are often treated as rivals.

— Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of purposes

Noun

That total was only one higher than Chelsea’s record for the fewest goals conceded in an English football season (15).

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
McCabe said that one of the goals is to minimize impacts on homeowners and businesses that are along the route.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Definition of goals

Noun

The release, signed by Madeline Romious, board president, said that the board will begin a search for her successor immediately and that additional details will be shared as plans are finalized.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Zuckerberg acknowledged the potential to generate additional revenue by renting its computing infrastructure to other companies, and confirmed that Meta has plans to get into the cloud business, promising an update soon.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Definition of plans

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Hard kills encompass nets, interceptors, bullets and other objects that physically take drones out of action in midair.

— Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
The design can grasp an impressive variety of objects that often challenge conventional robotic hands.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Definition of objects

Noun

As always, the fans came to Ballroom 20 ready to throw their own questions and ideas at the creative team.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 July 2026
In order to explore, to be open to new ideas and experiences—all core to eroticism, in Perel’s view—people have to feel stable enough to let their guard down.

— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

Definition of ideas

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The American Hiking Society’s hiking resources emphasize matching the route to your current fitness and building up to bigger objectives with shorter practice hikes.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
These commitments provide a framework for government action, but their results remain uneven because environmental objectives frequently compete with demands for energy, housing, transportation, industry, and infrastructure.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Definition of objectives

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But despite the best of intentions to genuinely surprise audiences, the endeavor didn’t quite go as planned due to various forms of online leaks.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Here against France, Bouaddi tries to evade the onrushing Desire Doue with a drag-back, only for the forward to read his intentions, winning the ball in a dangerous attacking area.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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